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due to the specific historical condition and limited knowledge during
their time. Also it does not rule out the possibilities of deliberate
misinterpretation by some people with malign intention. so it is
absolutely necessary to do the reinterpretation of those messages
periodically for the late generations.
The Chinese is a nationality with a long history with main culture
centered on Confucianism and Taoism as their original beliefs.
However, they still accepted Buddhism from foreign source in the first
century AD. At the end of the Han Dynasty, China, once again, began
to experience the disasters of wars, such as the Three Kingdoms
fighting for the throne of the empire. When Han dynasty was replaced
by Wei, then Jin dynasty, it is almost the most chaotic and cruel era in
China's history with all the shockingly barbarian deeds and other
cruel and devastating events taking place in the war, to mark this
period of human history, among them are the Eight Kings Rebellion,
the Invasions of Five Foreign Tribes, and plagues. However, it was
during this period that Buddhism had obtained great recognition in
China, especially after entering the Northern and Southern Dynasties
after Jin dynasty, when built Buddhist temples appeared everywhere.
From the emperor to the poor, people were rushing to the temples.
As the famous poet Du Mu put it in his poem, "of the four hundred
and eighty Buddhism temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many of
them are in the mist of rain right now." which was still far off the true
prosperity situation of Buddhism. The masses were seeking
consolation in Buddhism, and the royal family were seeking ways to
survive the state in wars. Because when ordinary people are bullied
and ravaged by cruel and fearless warlords and officials, and the
epidemic is wiping out the population, which made them feeling
resentful and hopeless, Buddhism allows them to find the pure land
of their hope and peace of their souls, by giving them strong will
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